The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-11-05


the democrats in Hardin county TO
fever heat. A special to the Enquir-
en- says:
''They began to come in at day
light, by the buggy load, the wagon
load and on horse back, and they
brought their wives and babies with
them. making a grand holiday. Il
have not heard him speak for forty
years" said one old veteran, land !
want to hear him once more, because
! believe it is the last chance / will
have This was the sentiment eN
pressed by nearly all of the old men
who turned out that day to see their
patron saint The working element
of the party--the lively, active men
and politicians-all paid the old
Roman reverence.
After a few Introductory remarks,
stating his pleasure in once more
appearing before the democrats of
Hardin county, Mr.. Thurman said:
''And there was another reason
that made me come, and | believe it
would have made me come even if ]
had to be brought here on litter
] had seen in some republican news
papers with establishment that Judge
Thurman had crow to pick with
Tom Powell, applausel and that he
would not turn his hand to help
elect Tom to be Governor of Ohio.
APPLAUSE Well, now, my friends.
/ have this to say: / have no crow
to pick with Tom Powell. never
had a crow TO pick with him. /
never knew him to do anything
which / could properly charge was
dishonest or mean. Applause. Not
one. There is not in the whole
length and breadth of the State one
man, be he old or be he young, who
I,more ardently desires to see him
Governor of Ohio than the man who
now speaks to YOU" Applause.
After speaking at some length on
the dangers of sectionalism, and the
iniquity of the surplus revenue,
Judge Thurman said:
But ] can't speak ON that longer
for am too tired / intended te
say something about the public
lands, but will let that pass be
cause others can speak more on that
subject. Now, l want to say one
thing to you. / have spoken to yor
about our candidate for Governor
want to say that so far as ] know
we have excellent candidates for the
other State Offices But there is one
man | want to speak about, because
1 know him right well. He is mar
4 you have heard Of much, and thai
man is Grover Cleveland, Presideni
Of the United States. Great and
prolonged applause.
81 don't believe that more hon
est, drawer, truer man ever filled thu
Presidential chair of the United
States. Prolonged applause, witt
a voice, ,Hurrah for Clevelandr
at was said that if he should b,
elected the country would all be ru
ined Well, even my friend Johr
Sherman agrees that the sun doe.
rise yet, laughter and the rail-
does fall and the corn does grow
and Johns fences are in as gooC
condition as they ever were renewed
laughter notwithstanding Grove
. Cleveland is President of the nation
And, my friends, | say he is an hon
est, brave man. He is more thai
that he is man of far more abilit,
than people who don't know hin
may suppose. He has that suprem
faculty-the best of all faculties
which we designate by the tern
common sense Applause. l
he is not a level headed, common
, sense honest man. then | am n
, judge of men. Applause
| "My friends, this is probably tn
last political speech l shall eve
J make ] don't know. am prett
. tough old fellow, and it may be tina
I'll be wandering about here, like
e ghost on the banks of the Styx, tel
e years from now, talking democrac,
> to you. Iswear you will never hea
: me talking anything else. Laugh
ter and applause. But I am in
' clined to think this is the last politi
4 cal speech / shall ever make. An,
8 if it is, in my parting words to yor
a l beseech you to stand by the grea
f principles that Thomas Jefferso
t laid down for the American people
4 and which Andrew jackson enforc
e ed, and which has made one of tn
e greatest and freest and most lovabl
J, countries upon which the sun @
r God shines to-day. Be Thankful
l that you have such country; b
t thankful that you have such a Gov
eminent; and never forget that whe
$ you come to sift it down, to analyz
e it, to boil it, you will find that ever
principle that has contributed t
your happiness, is principle of tn
: democratic party. Great applause.
Free Trade.
, Why do our republican friend
labor so industriously to make it al
pear that the democratic party